Grand Casinos

Grand Casinos Inc.
Industry	Gaming
Founded	1990
Defunct	1998; 26 years ago
Fate	Acquired
Successor	Park Place Entertainment
Headquarters	Minnesota, USA
Key people	Lyle Berman and Dave Anderson

Grand Casinos (NYSE: GND) was a casino operator, co-founded by poker player Lyle Berman and Dave Anderson, Founder of Famous Dave's BBQ Restaurants, that started out managing several casinos in Minnesota in 1990.^[1]^[2]

The company ceased to exist when it was purchased by Hilton Hotels which then merged it with its other gaming properties to form Park Place Entertainment in 1998.^[3]

History

Grand Casinos owned a total of 8 casinos in 1995.

On December 19, 1995, made a major equity investment in The Stratosphere.^[4]

In connection with AirTran Airways, Grand Casinos began offering vacation packages on AirTran August 8, 2005.^[5]

Enterprises owned

Casinos operated

Grand Casino Mille Lacs
Grand Casino Hinckley
Grand Casino Avoyelles^[6] ^[7]
Grand Casino Coushatta^[8] ^[9] ^[10]

References

^ "Lyle Berman". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
^ "Lyle Berman". World Poker Tour. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
^ Andrew Pollack (1998-06-30). "Hilton Gambling Split-Off Seen, Then Merger With Grand Casinos". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
^ "Vegas' Lyle Berman: You Gotta Know When To Hold `Em". Bloomberg Businessweek. 1996-09-08. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
^ "AirTran Airways encourages Gulf Coast Rebuilding with Added Flight Schedule". Retrieved 2014-03-21.
^ "Lakes Entertainment, Inc. - Grand Casino Avoyelles". Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Paragon Casino Resort celebrates 25 years in Avoyelles Parish". KALB. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Lakes Entertainment, Inc. - Grand Casino Coushatta". Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Coushatta Casino Resort celebrates 20th anniversary". The Town Talk. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Langley v. Edwards, 872 F. Supp. 1531 (W.D. La. 1995)". Justia US Law. 1995-01-03. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[1] "Lyle Berman". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-03-21.

[2] "Lyle Berman". World Poker Tour. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-03-21.

[3] Andrew Pollack (1998-06-30). "Hilton Gambling Split-Off Seen, Then Merger With Grand Casinos". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-21.

[4] "Vegas' Lyle Berman: You Gotta Know When To Hold `Em". Bloomberg Businessweek. 1996-09-08. Retrieved 2014-03-21.

[5] "AirTran Airways encourages Gulf Coast Rebuilding with Added Flight Schedule". Retrieved 2014-03-21.

[6] "Lakes Entertainment, Inc. - Grand Casino Avoyelles". Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[7] "Paragon Casino Resort celebrates 25 years in Avoyelles Parish". KALB. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[8] "Lakes Entertainment, Inc. - Grand Casino Coushatta". Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[9] "Coushatta Casino Resort celebrates 20th anniversary". The Town Talk. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[10] "Langley v. Edwards, 872 F. Supp. 1531 (W.D. La. 1995)". Justia US Law. 1995-01-03. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

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